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Man faces charges for debunking miracle in Catholic church

You would think that the Catholic church would be grateful when someone debunks one of those mysterious “Virgin in the Toast” miracles. After all, look at all the paperwork they save not having to document every shred of evidence.

But such is not the case at Our Lady of Velankanni Church in Mumbai. According to a July 10, 2012 article at GhostTheory.com, debunk one of their miracles and you're likely to end up in jail.

Sanal Edamaruku is facing possible charges for "deliberately hurting religious feelings and attempting malicious acts intended to outrage the religious sentiments of any class or community” after determining that the reason there was water dripping from the feet of a statue of Jesus was simply because the church's plumbing system was clogged.

Edamaruku is the founder and president of Rationalist International and president of the Indian Rationalist Association. He was invited to investigate the anomaly by a Delhi TV studio and the church authorities agree, thinking, perhaps, that he'd verify the miracle and the town would become an overnight mecca for tourists.

Inside the Our Lady of Velankanni Church in Mumbai was a statue of Jesus and there was water dripping from the feet. The parishioners all took this as a sign from God and believers came from miles around to drink this supposed holy water.

According to Catholic Online, the Catholic church has grown in membership by more than 40% in India over the last 35 years and they attribute much of that growth to an inordinate number of miracles occurring throughout the country.

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